Posts tagged with 'psychotherapy'
Mindfulness: the missing facet 'describe', and meeting at relational depth with self & others - practice
8th November 2011
I wrote yesterday on "Mindfulness: the missing facet 'describe', and meeting at relational depth with self & others - theory" . Today I'd like to take this into a practical example. On Sunday evening seven of us met in what we call "The enquiry group". I've described these get-togethers before …
Mindfulness: the missing facet 'describe', and meeting at relational depth with self & others - theory
7th November 2011
God guard me from those thoughts men think in the mind alone; he that sings a lasting song thinks in a marrow bone. William Butler Yeats There are good reasons for viewing "mindfulness" as made up of five facets - see, for example, the post "A better way to measure …
Orlinsky & Ronnestad's "How psychotherapists develop": three key recommendations for maintaining effectiveness
5th November 2011
I have already written a couple of times on Orlinsky & Ronnestad's book "How psychotherapists develop: a study of therapeutic work and professional growth" which reports on their 15 year study of nearly 5,000 psychotherapists in a dozen countries. The first of these two posts looked generally at the book, …
Psychotherapists & counsellors who don't monitor their outcomes are at risk of being both incompetent & potentially dangerous
1st November 2011
I find the recent paper by Kraus & colleagues a bit scary - "Therapist effectiveness: Implications for accountability and patient care" - with its abstract reading "Significant therapist variability has been demonstrated in both psychotherapy outcomes and process (e.g., the working alliance). In an attempt to provide prevalence estimates of …
Client-directed, outcome-informed therapy: a workshop with Scott Miller
14th September 2011
"The only man I know who behaves sensibly is my tailor; he takes my measurements anew each time he sees me. The rest go on with their old measurements and expect me to fit them." George Bernard Shaw Wednesday morning - half way through this two day workshop with Scott …
Orlinsky & Ronnestad's "How psychotherapists develop": what maintains commitment, fascination & care in our work?
9th September 2011
I wrote a few days ago about Orlinsky & Ronnestad's very interesting book "How psychotherapists develop: a study of therapeutic work and professional growth" which reports on their 15 year study of nearly 5,000 psychotherapists in a dozen countries. I said that when describing the main findings from their study …
Orlinsky & Ronnestad's "How psychotherapists develop: a study of therapeutic work and professional growth"
27th August 2011
In my blog post about Barry Duncan's book "On becoming a better therapist", I mentioned three major influences that had helped form that work. I've already written about the first two - "The heart & soul of change: delivering what works in therapy (2nd edition)" and "The Norway feedback project: …
The Norway feedback project: a clear and sensible way to make psychotherapy more helpful
25th August 2011
I wrote a few days ago about Barry Duncan's interesting book "On becoming a better therapist". Duncan cited three major influences that had helped to form the book. The first was his involvement as an editor of the recently published, multi-authored "The heart and soul of change: delivering what works …
"The heart & soul of change: delivering what works in therapy (2nd edition)"
23rd August 2011
I wrote a few days ago about Barry Duncan's recent book "On becoming a better therapist". Duncan cites three major influences shaping the book. One, he said, has been his involvement as an editor in the recently published, multi-authored "The heart and soul of change: delivering what works in therapy". …
Andrew Christensen's "Unified protocol for couple therapy" - the five principles (four & five) and guiding functional analysis
20th August 2011
In yesterday's post I discussed the first three of Andrew Christensen's "five principles" of a "Unified protocol for couple therapy". Today I'd like to talk about his fourth and fifth principles - foster productive communication (develop more adaptive communication skills) and emphasize strengths and encourage positive behavior. The five principles …